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Benchmark Litigation Ranks Cravath in the First Tier for 10th Consecutive Year

December 19, 2016

The 2017 edition of Benchmark Litigation ranked Cravath in the first tier nationally for antitrust, general commercial and securities litigation. This is the 10th consecutive year in which the Firm has received first‑tier recognition for general commercial and securities litigation since the publication launched, and the 4th consecutive year the Firm has been ranked in the top tier for antitrust. Cravath also ranked among leading firms in the nation in the following categories: bankruptcy, intellectual property and white collar crime/enforcement/investigations. For the past decade, Cravath has been a “Highly Recommended” firm (the highest tier) for New York litigation.

Benchmark additionally included Cravath partners Evan R. Chesler and Michael A. Paskin in its list of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America.” (Please click here for related website item.) Fifteen Cravath partners were named “National Stars,” with partner Richard W. Clary named among the “Top 10 National Stars” in general commercial; 20 partners were named “New York Litigation Stars”; and four were named “Future Stars” for their work across several litigation practice areas, including antitrust, bankruptcy, general commercial, intellectual property, securities and white collar criminal defense.

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Michael A. Paskin
Title
Litigation
Title
Partner
Email
mpaskin@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1760
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    Education

    • J.D., 1995, Fordham University School of Law
    • B.A., 1992, University of Pennsylvania
      cum laude

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    • New York
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    Evan R. Chesler
    Title
    Litigation
    Title
    Retired Partner
    Email
    echesler@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1243
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      Education

      • J.D., 1975, New York University School of Law
        Order of the Coif, John Norton Pomeroy Scholar, cum laude
      • M.A., 1973, Hunter College
        summa cum laude
      • A.B., 1970, New York University
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      Richard W. Clary
      Title
      Litigation
      Title
      Retired Partner
      Email
      rclary@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1227
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        Education

        • J.D., 1978, Harvard Law School
          Sears Prize, magna cum laude
        • B.A., 1975, Amherst College
          Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

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